It’s New Year’s Eve, and let’s be realistic. As much as you may want to celebrate the first day of the 2011 with a decadent meal tomorrow, festivities that end up getting a little too festive tonight are likely to get in the way of prepping a complicated New Year’s Day dinner. Luckily, a little [...]
To turn my ultimate shrimp cocktail from an appetizer into a dinner entree, I whipped up this simple salad. By jazzing up a fresh vinaigrette with some Greek yogurt, I turned it into a creamy yet light and tangy salad dressing that tastes refreshing and pairs well with most seafood. Topped it with some grated [...]
I’ve had a lot of bad shrimp cocktails in my life. You know, the ones where the shrimp is rubbery from overcooking, the $19 restaurant appetizer features only four measly little creatures, the shrimp has absolutely zero seasoning whatsoever, or the cocktail sauce tastes like ketchup and ketchup only. But all those shrimp cocktail mishaps [...]
Pizza Dough Cinnamon Rolls Makes 2 6-inch pans (about 12 mini rolls 2 inches in diameter and 1 inch deep) 1 package Whole Foods fresh pizza dough (about the size of a softball) 8 Tbsp. butter, divided and softened 1/4 c. sugar 2 Tbsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt flour for rolling out dough Remove [...]
I never really liked cauliflower until I tried it roasted. Turns out that a little love from the oven goes a much longer way on my taste buds than dunking cauliflower in boiling water ever did. I should have known this, but thankfully, I figured it out eventually. However, even if roasted cauliflower flavored with [...]
